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Perkinsoceras foerstei

Cephalopoda - Bisonocerida - Proterovaginoceratidae

Taxonomy
Perkinsoceras foerstei was named by Flower (1976). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Isle La Motte, Division C, Valcour Fm, which is in a Chazyan carbonate limestone in the Valcour Formation of Vermont.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Perkinsoceras foerstei Flower p. 37 figs. Pl. 14, figs. 5-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderBisonocerida
familyProterovaginoceratidae
genusPerkinsoceras
speciesfoerstei

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Perkinsoceras foerstei Flower 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chazyan or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Perkinsoceras foerstei (type locality: 42814)